It feels sort of odd to see the mass. At first it's like 'oh dang that's a bug mass' but once you point out and explain what every type of bug is doing there it's like an identifiable little spot. Like dang.

Never expected there'd be so many insects that specialize in eating the sap that bubbles from trees! How common of an occurrence is it for a slime flux to happen?

@AntLab

4 жыл бұрын

Common, I think! Now that I know what to look for, I keep seeing them around my neighborhood.

@francois-xavierdessureault8039

3 жыл бұрын

you can often see dried traces of old flux on trees, around cuts, wounds and weak forks. Siberian elm is the first that comes to mind where I live (an introduced but common tree in NE North America), a lot of cherry species will also produce gooey, almost resinous flux when wounded

@jmicaha2655

2 жыл бұрын

Mesquite trees do this often

You're the man, Dr. Adrian

I’ve seen a tree with sap oozing out like yours in Raleigh NC. I saw more house flies than anything. I didn’t like the smell too much so I stood clear of the tree for the time I was there. I also noticed a puddle of sap that was always present near the base of the tree.

Very cool. It's amazing how many insects specialize to something like that - and how they find what they need. You must have looked at the weather forecast before setting all that camera gear up for so long. ; )

@AntLab

4 жыл бұрын

For sure. Luckily only got the gear drizzled on once or twice.

This is incredible! How such a simple thing at first glance is actually full of life and movement :O

Its a fly eat fly world out there. Love your work! the videos are sp well made. you deserve about 2 million more subs.

Very cool

Discovering this channel has truly been a gift

what a delight of a video!! micro ecosystems deserve so much love!

Thanks for this great video! There are two species of Aulacigaster in the eastern US and they are indeed very cool. I've never collected a Traginops so that was a treat! The scathophagid is Scathophaga stercoraria, a nice specimen. The other species of Scathophaga around here is furcata, which is a little darker in coloration. I hope you keep posting this slime flux over the season.

@AntLab

4 жыл бұрын

Cool, thanks!

1:09 The Drosophila reminded me of a book I chanced across years ago - The Roving Naturalist: Travel letters of Theodosius Dobzhansky. What a treasure! He was a fascinating, humorous, and profound writer who also happened to be collecting Drosophilia in remote locations across the globe. My books are packed away due to a recent move, but hopefully I still have it. I'd love to re-read it.

The maple tree in my yard sadly has this disease. It’s September now and it attracts tons of flies, but also lots of bees, wasps, butterflies, moths, beetles.

Don't know why your video is unpopular. Wish you a million subs :)

Brilliant as always!

@AntLab

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Stefan!

I never knew videos about maggots could be so relaxing. These videos are so great. Keep up the good work!

The channel has nothing for me to make or do (Not how-to channel). Macroorganisms are not even my interest. But it has awesome organisms recorded in awesome manner, and I am magically interested. The more I learn, the more I learn that I do not know.

Wow, that's cool! Is the infection bad for the tree? Do you have to worry about the tree's health, or is this just something that will eventually stop? (This is some pretty amazing footage, by the way!!!)

@Ealsante

2 жыл бұрын

If the tree is big enough, it doesn't seem to bother them. There are trees in my neighbourhood that spring these leaks on a regular basis and they're just growing normally, no problem.

Not sure why this channel doesn't have 1M subs yet

Thank you very much for your hard work, your patience and all your videos.

I've only ever seen a bumble flower beetle near slime flux! It was cool to see one in this video.

This is my new favorite channel

Thank you for your amazing work!

Another wonderful video. Love those insects.

This is awesome man! Thanks for this unique lesson provided.

Really intesresting vid. I cant imagine how many insects can attract this humble wound in a bark.

This is a really great video! I'd really like to see more like this!

This video is an amazing view to a completely different world. Well done!

We loved this! Amazing stuff, so well done!! 🤩

I love your content! Glad I found your amazing channel. 😁

Great bit of natural history. Thanks.

Fantastic video sir!!

I'm happy I saw this. There are several beetles I see regularly in my yard, in this video. No infected trees tho....

Good work!

Brilliant video

Wow your videos are amazing really great job I’m surprised you don’t have a lot more views

This is really open my eyes.. how the tiny short time ecosystem so live and diversity

Oh my! This is amazing! What an insect fest! Love your videos! Question: which lenses are you using for such a close up? Are those shoot with 1:1 100mm lens, or is it more like 1:5 mp-e lens? I’m learning macro as well and it’s never close enough 😎

Awesome mate!

Amazing footage! I did my PhD. working with Drosophila species and I'm still very interested in Drosophila species feeding on slime flux especially. However, there are basically no field observations on this, so this is really fantastic. Besides the beetle larvae, did you also see Drosophila larvae feed on the slime flux or just the adults? I wonder if one of the Drosophila species was Drosophila virilis which has been mostly described for Europe. Or if it is a different species filling that ecological niche in North America. Really wonderful material. Thank you so much for sharing!

@AntLab

3 жыл бұрын

Cool to hear! I didn’t notice anything besides the beetle larvae in the slime.

A bear bug, A longhorn beetle and a fruit fly walk into a bar....

I will never look the same way I did, now I will learn to observe, it is very interesting, important and rewarding! Thanks Dr.

I once found a ton of June beetles all gathered around one of these sap fluxes

I follow you on Instagram, and the link doesn't work. But also I have to say that I don't like insects at all, but your content is so cool, and I love to learn about this little creatures.

You got a Brazilian fan.👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Wow, cool! Thanks!

Wow who would of known the smallest unknown things in nature are the most Interesting

marvellous!!!

Huh, I didn't know trees got bacterial infections.

Very good video! Do you know what species of tree that was?

If you ever need a friend, I will be that . Thanks for the content

We just witnessed an insect bar.

This is yet another sensational video! Great topic, outstanding explanation....I saw essentially the same insects at a slime flux here in Leavenworth, Kansas, at the same time of year. Where was *your* location?

@AntLab

2 ай бұрын

Raleigh, NC

Did you do any filming at night? This seems like it would attract a ton of moths. I like to slather a mix of sugary and fermemted liquid onto tree trunks to attract moths (and other insects, earwigs love it) to photograph.

Wow I've seen this before and didn't know what it was.😐👍👍👍

So when the tree started oozing, where did these insects come from, how far away were they, and how long did it take before the insects stated arriving?

Oh, we can see a larva molting at 1:43 !

On the house bug bar.

Will this bacterial infection in the tree damage it?

fermented sap that flies love....so basically fly mead?

I spend so much time in forests and in my career i do alot of forest work, nature path maintenance and protecting human affected natural areas like swamplands but i have NEVER seen this! And this happened in your backyard? Is this only a thing in some areas? I live in finland and the main tree species here is pine. Does this not affect pines?

So thats what was oozing from my tree. I had butterflies visiting my tree and sucking on the stuff that was oozing out. What I want to know is if that bacteria is killing my tree? And if it is what should I do?

The beer-bug is a very accurate name. Beer and sausages

Will the tree die due to these species. How is that treated?

A question: i searched "sap beetle" and "picnic beetle" on the internet and they both lead to the same species What exactly are they?

Does it taste good?

Yum

So it is like alcohol to them?

Is the tree okay?

I love this nerd

Looks like a frat party to me.

C'est sympa mais ce serait bien si c'était sous-titré👍

Can humans eat the slime?

You're a pretty interesting guy

Damn they're really just eating their own here a beetle eats the beetles and a fly the fly's

Ahh so its a tree pimple or pustule

Ммм...Приятного аппетита:) Mmm ... Bon appetit :)

The one dislike is from that one blonde who's scared if bugs

👍🤩😍

They ONLY eat this? Okay interesting

Nice first!!

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After 9 months, 677 likes : 0 dislike XD

So its a 24/7 all you can eat buffet.

@roddyaxolotl8519

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty much, and the only rule is there are no rules

I always wondered where congressmen and senators, democrats and republicans came from 😂